A police manhunt has been launched after drama struck a Pro-Brexit protest on a bridge over a busy Exeter city centre road.

Alison Sheridan, who describes herself as a 'passionate Brexiteer', claims her fellow campaigner Frankie Rufolo was "grabbed around his waist" in attempt to throw him from a footbridge over Western Way.

An ensuing argument also involved verbal threats.

Police are now hunting for the man said to be responsible, who was wearing an "EU flag pin", dark clothing and a hat.

Alison is UKIP chair for Exeter and a campaigner for Leave Means Leave. News of the incident has been shared by Far Right television personality Katie Hopkins.

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A spokesperson for Devon & Cornwall Police said: "We were called at 11.40am to The Quay following reports that a man had approached another man who was standing on a pedestrian suspension bridge and threatened to push him.

"The man then left the area. Officers attended the scene to carry out an area search. This is ongoing at this time."

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Below: Watch clash unfold on bridge

This is the moment a small pro-Brexit rally on a footbridge became a police incident, after an angered man threatened to throw them onto the busy road below.

The clash happened at around 11.30am on the footbridge over Western Way, near Exeter Quayside.

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Alison Sheridan and Frankie Rufolo explain what happened on the bridge

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The police statement in full

A spokesperson for Devon & Cornwall Police said: “We were called at 11.40am to The Quay following reports that a man had approached another man who was standing on a pedestrian suspension bridge and threatened to push him.

“The man then left the area. Officers attended the scene to carry out an area search. This is ongoing at this time.”

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Francis Rufolo and Alison Sheridan's 'Hoot for Brexit' protest over Western Way (Image: Jamie Hawkins)